GEO 793 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Toronto Pearson International Airport, Ontario Highway 401, Global City
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The toronto region sees two different but interrelated movements: goods, people. The region is strategically situated at the crossroads of rail & roads networks that connect it to: Urban regions are in competition to attract global capital & are therefore building globalized superstructures (eg. airports & major highways) to accommodate international trade. Global cities are in competition for money and investment. Attract headquarters for major corporations because they have the most money. If they have major corporation, will receive significant investment from corporation. Change: need for any city to become global city and attract investment, every global city must demonstrate their global infrastructure. Such globalized superstructures are interlinked with localized transportation & transit systems that serve the everyday needs of the resident population. Also made up of arterial roads (eg. bus, cars) Localized infrastructure made up of regular roads. New rhythms & scales of production, exchange and consumption have affected urban geography in the toronto region.